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  • LISTEN: Group pushes open primaries in Kentucky amid independent voter uptick
  • Pennsylvania State House passes bipartisan open primaries bill
  • The Slippery Constitutionality of Open Primaries

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lpm.org /1 month ago

LISTEN: Group pushes open primaries in Kentucky amid independent voter uptick

A group advocating for open primaries in Kentucky says gains in independent voter registration signal that it’s time to engage more Kentuckians in the primaries.

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wkbn.com /3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania State House passes bipartisan open primaries bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - The Pennsylvania State House passed a bill that would allow Independents to vote in the state's primaries. House Bill 280, proposed by State Rep. Jared Sol...

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lawliberty.org /4 weeks ago

The Slippery Constitutionality of Open Primaries

Since the early days of the American Republic, political parties have been vehicles through which people of modest means can participate effectively in politics. Like churches, fam...

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columbian.com /1 month ago

Harrop: Closed primaries driving U.S. crazy

I didn’t leave my political party; my party left me. Both of them.

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theblaze.com /1 day ago

Conservatives demand competition — except in their own primaries

Conservatives say they believe in competition. So why on earth do we tolerate a political system in which one man effectively picks our candidates before voters have a chance to ex...

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latinonewsnetwork.com /1 month ago

She Lost. She Came Back. Then Suzette Valladares Made California History.

How open primaries expand voter choice even as party insiders work to dismantle the reforms that made her victory possible. <p>The post She Lost. She Came Back. Then Suzette...

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theblaze.com /1 month ago

The left uses primaries. The right wastes them.

You can’t drain the swamp by refilling it with the same sorts of politicians backed by the same special-interest money driving the status quo. The leftist base learned that lesson...

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realclearpolitics.com /6 days ago

The Primary Electorate Is Its Own Harshest Critic

Since the introduction of party primaries at the beginning of the 20th century, they have formed the foundation of our election system. If a candidate can't make it through a prima...

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thefederalist.com /3 weeks ago

Massachusetts Proposal Axing Party Primaries Could ‘Block Out Conservatives’ From General Elections

Massachusetts voters will face one proposal that could block 'principled conservatives' from even making it to the general election.

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washingtonpost.com /2 weeks ago

Alaska found a way to elect more moderates. Now voters might end it.

Alaskans will decide in November whether to ditch a system that allows four primary candidates, regardless of party, to advance to the general election.

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crooksandliars.com /1 month ago

Independent Voters Surging: Now The Candidates Are Coming

Independence and independents have never been more popular. Gallup found a record 45% of U.S. adults identified as independents in 2025, compared to 27% each for Dems and Republica...

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politicalwire.com /1 month ago

Ranked-Choice Voting Puts Fringe Candidates on Ballot

“Alaska’s House and Senate contests are set for November’s general election, after the results in the state’s nonpartisan top-four primary put fringe candidates on the ballot, incl...

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npr.org /1 week ago

Win or lose, independent candidates want to meet voters in the middle

Nearly 200 independent candidates in more than 100 congressional races are trying to prove there's an alternative to the two party system — even though the chance of winning is ver...

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toledoblade.com /4 weeks ago

Editorial: Kaptur ad shows independence

The primary goal of a political party is to win elections. Sometimes, though, that mission conflicts with maintaining ideological purity.

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csmonitor.com /1 month ago

Americans search for a nonpartisan politics

The two-party divide in the U.S. appears to be deepening. But the surge in independent candidates this year points to a deep desire for common ground and compromise in civic life. 

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theblaze.com /4 weeks ago

Want fewer RINOs? Give GOP conventions more power

Deep-red states keep electing Republicans who govern against their voters. Democrats campaign on anti-corruption and inflation in swing states while delivering nothing but leftism...

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kxan.com /1 month ago

Federal judge pauses Texas Republicans’ bid to close primaries

A federal judge on Sept. 18 paused a bid by Texas Republicans to restrict participation in the GOP’s primary elections to voters registered with the party.

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